San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-07-14
The Marriage Of COrtcs.

Inc MhrriHgc vi tor''S.
Before the famous oonqueror OF
Mexico commenced his career in the
New World, no had gone through as
many love affairs in Spain Us the
traditional Don Juan. During his
residence in Cuba ho continued IN the
accustomed way, but here Mt last he
was captured in wedlock.
Among those who had settled in
Cuba. according to Hubert Howe
Bancroft's History of Mexico, WAS n
family from Granada, Snareg by
name, consisting of q widow, her son
Juan, and three beautiful daughters.
Their object was, says the ungallant
historian Gamana, to secure rich hus-
bands. The governor fell in love
with one of the daughters, and Cortes
with another, Catalina Marriage,
however, was not to his taste. He
trifed with tho affections of the lady
and then deserted her. Ordered by
the governor to marry her, he refused
and joined conspiracy instead. The
plot being discovered, Cortes was
thrown into prison with his confed-
crates, and only through the interces-
,sions of his friends he escaped i'm
mediate hanging. On favorable
occasion he succeeded in extricating
himself from his letters, and selling
the sword of sleeping guard, forced
the window and dropped to the
ground, after which he made haste to
gain an asylum in the church. Here
he was secure for time, the COVER
nor not daring to violate the privilege
of the sanctuary. In this emergency
Catalina was used rs n decoy. She went
to the place in front Of the ch lrch,
making signs to Cortos that she
wished to speak to him and that her
maidenly modesty forbade her nearer
approach. Cortes fell into the trap.
He rushed out of the church towards
his old love and was seized immedi
ately by soldiers who had waited in
concealment. Cortes was then put
on board of o vessel, bound for HIS
pamela, there to undergo trial, but
was fortunate to escape q second
time, taking refuge again in the
church Thinking the matter over,
however, he came to the sensible con
clusion, that it was best to make his
peace with the governor and woman,
and informed his future brother-in
law of the resolve. The marriage
took place accordingly, the governor
'forgave the plotting against him, and
Cortes settled down on an estate
granted to him by the governor and
applied himself to making money,
until his restless spirit drove him TO
new adventures into Mexico.
Mr.. s. A. Hyers, of the National Letter
File Co. Chicago says: 'Over n year ago
l was skeletonizcd and miserable from the
sufferings of aggravated liver complaint.
took one bottle of Hepatoaone, and am well.
and fieshy. Send me six hottlos--two to
take on the road and four to send to my
family"
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BEEcHER's BELrEF.-Iu n recent let.
ter to DIR. Morrison of Baltimore, lie
stated it rs follows:
,"The formulated doctrines, as l
hold them, are: A personal God,
creator and ruler over all things the
human family universally sinful; the
need and possibility and facts of con-
version; the divine agency in such a
work Jesus Christ the manifestation
of God in human conditions; His
office in redemption supreme. L do
not believe in the Calvanistic form of
stating the atonement. do not be-
lieve in the human race in Adam, and
of course | do not hold that Chris
work was to satisfy the law broken
by Alan for all his posterity. The
zee WIS not lost, but has been as
cending steadily from creation. l am
in hearty accord with rovivils and re-
vival preaching, with the educating
forces of the church. and in sympathy
with all ministers who in their sever
al ways seek to build up men in into
the image of Jesus Christ, by whose
faithfulness, generosity. and love, i
hope to be saved and brought home
to heaven
She Is the Idol OF nav Heart.